How does Canada Compare to Nepal

		Nepal	Canada
Population		29,890,686 (July 2012 est.)	34,300,083 (July 2012 est.)
Area
	Total	147,181 sq km	9,984,670 sq km
	Land	143,351 sq km	9,093,507 sq km
	Water	3,830 sq km	891,163 sq km
Area (comparative)		slightly larger than Arkansas	slightly larger than U.S.
Climate		varies from cool summers and severe winters in north to subtropical summers and mild winters in south	varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north
Elevation extremes		lowest point: Kanchan Kalan 70 m	lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
		highest point: Mount Everest 8,850 m	highest point: Mount Logan 5,959 m
Terrain		Tarai or flat river plain of the Ganges in south, central hill region, rugged Himalayas in north	mostly plains with mountains in the west and lowlands in southeast
Natural resources		quartz, water, timber, hydropower, scenic beauty, small deposits of lignite, copper, cobalt, iron ore	iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, rare earth elements, molybdenum, potash, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower
Geography note		landlocked; strategic location between China and India; contains eight of world's 10 highest peaks, including Mount Everest and Kanchenjunga - the world's tallest and third tallest - on the borders with China and India respectively	second-largest country in world (after Russia); strategic location between Russia and US via north polar route; approximately 90% of the population is concentrated within 160 km of the US border
Languages		Nepali (official) 47.8%, Maithali 12.1%, Bhojpuri 7.4%, Tharu (Dagaura/Rana) 5.8%, Tamang 5.1%, Newar 3.6%, Magar 3.3%, Awadhi 2.4%, other 10%, unspecified 2.5% (2001 census)	English (official) 58.8%, French (official) 21.6%, other 19.6% (2006 Census)
		Many in government & business also speak English
Religions		Hindu 80.6%, Buddhist 10.7%, Muslim 4.2%, Kirant 3.6%, other 0.9% (2001 census)	Roman Catholic 42.6%, Protestant 23.3% (United Church 9.5%, Anglican 6.8%, Baptist 2.4%, Lutheran 2%), other Christian 4.4%, Muslim 1.9%, other and unspecified 11.8%, none 16% (2001 census)
Age structure		0-14 years: 34.6%	0-14 years: 15.7%
		15-64 years: 61.1%	15-64 years: 68.5%
		65 years and over: 4.4%	65 years and over: 15.9%
Persons per sq m		203	3.4
Urban Population		19% of total population (2010)	81% of total population (2010)
Rural Population		81% of total population (2010)	19% of total population (2010)
Driving side of the road		left	right
Motor vehicles		563 motor vehicles per 100 p	9 motor vehicles per 100 p